Calvinism

Calvinism is a system of Christian theology advanced by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and further developed by his followers, associates and admirers. The term also refers to the doctrines and practices of the Reformed churches, of which Calvin was an early leader. Calvinism is perhaps best known for its doctrine of predestination, and its history is associated with some notable experiments in Christian theocracy.

See also

History

• John Calvin and Arminianism: for more of the history of Calvinism.
• Crypto-Calvinism: German Protestants accused of Calvinist leanings within the Lutheran church in the late 16th century.
• Jansenism: a group within the Catholic church with doctrinal distinctives very similar to Calvinism.
• Welsh Methodist revival, 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.
• Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.

Doctrine

• Five points of Calvinism.
• Predestination and Predestination (Calvinism).
• Imputed righteousness.
• Intercession of saints on the rejection of saint cults.
• Presuppositional apologetics: apologetics from a Calvinist perspective.
• Christian Right, Dominionism, Dominion Theology, Theocracy, Theonomy, Christian Reconstructionism.

People

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• Huguenots: followers of Calvinism in France, the 16th and 17th century.
• Puritans: radical Calvinists in England.
• Pilgrims: Puritan separatists who left Europe for America in search of religious freedom.
• Reformed churches: denominations that have historically adhered to Calvinist doctrine.
• Sydney Anglicans: an expression of Calvinist and Evangelical thinking within the Anglican Church of Australia.

Educational institutions

• Calvin College
• Columbia Theological Seminary
• Covenant College
• Covenant Theological Seminary
• Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
• Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
• Princeton Theological Seminary
• Redeemer University College
• Reformed Theological Seminary
• Westminster Theological Seminary